Firebirds finish 9th at EDC wrestling meet

Kamron Matejcek and Joey Good gave the Devils Lake Firebirds’ wrestling team more than a few reasons to smile on Saturday at the East Region Wrestling Tournament in Grand Forks. Both collected bronze medals by placing third in their respective weight divisions and helped the DL matmen finish ninth in the overall team standings.

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Posted Feb. 11, 2013 at 11:42 AM
Updated Feb 11, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Posted Feb. 11, 2013 at 11:42 AM
Updated Feb 11, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Kamron Matejcek and Joey Good gave the Devils Lake Firebirds’ wrestling team more than a few reasons to smile on Saturday at the East Region Wrestling Tournament in Grand Forks. Both collected bronze medals by placing third in their respective weight divisions and helped the DL matmen finish ninth in the overall team standings.

As a team, Devils Lake had seven wrestlers finish in the top 10 in their divisions.

Good finished third in the 120-pound division by defeating Valley City’s Jake Ashline in the third-place matchup. His win came at the 4:51 mark of the contest.

Matejcek picked up the Firebirds’ second bronze of the meet by shining in the 285-pound bracket. He defeated Valley City’s Steven Horner at the 3:57 mark of their matchup.

Colton McAllister also turned in a solid outing at the meet, placing fifth in the 195-pound division. He defeated Fargo Davies’ Quinn Martin via a forfeit to claim fifth.

Devils Lake also picked up a seventh-place performance from Jagan Scott. He defeated Fargo Shanley’s Chris Krile to finish the meet on a high note.